Associating, cutting, and folding apparatus.



F. BEGEMN.

ASSOCIATING, GUTTING, AHB FOLDNG APPARTU 2 SHEETS-SHEBT l.

H. F. BBGHMAN A'SSOGIATING, CUTTING, AND FGLDNG APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.15, 1,102,637.

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mi STATES HENRY F. IBE'CHMA'N, OF BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR T0 DUPLEX PRINTING- .'PRESS C GMPANY, OF BATTLE MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

ASSGCATING, UTTNG, ANB :FOLDING APPARATUS.

License- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July '7, 191e.

.application led August l5, 1910. Serial No. 577,252.

To ZZ I07m/1L "it may concern.

Be it known that l, HENRY F. BECHMAN, of lattle Creek, in the county of Calhoun and State ot' Michigan, Ihave invented eertain new and useful Improvements in Asso ciating, Cintinfr, and Folding Apparatus; and l hereby' declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part oi' this specification.

This invention is an improvement in folding mechanism for web printing machines, and its object is to ena le newspapers of large size, or many pages, to be delivered and folded together Without collecting. Y

The invention in brief comprises mechanism Wherehy the products of several web presses, or printing niechanisins, can be assembled, cut., and associated at one folder, and delivered folded together as one paper--but the products will he separately severed; which enables a larger nuznher of pages printed on different 'Webs to he assembled and delivered together in one section than it has heen heretofore practi cal to do.

ln my invention instead of attempting to assemble the webs oi the ditle'rent presses together and cut them all together, the Webs from the several presses are separately severed, after they have been brought together at the associating point; and in this way I can assemble and sever a large number of pages Without collect-ing, and simulta neously7 fold the associated pages in one folder. Thus l am able tocutand fold a larger product, or great number or" pages, as one paper, for which there is' now a great demand-Without putting undue strain on the folding or cutting cylinders, nr the cutting knives.

I "will now describe the invention with reference 'to the accompanying drawings,-

Which diagrammatically illustrate the means whereby the Webs tromv two presses may be associated and folded together; hut the invention is not limited to any particular make or number of presses, nor to any particular size or number of pages printed by each press. The parts of such presses and folders, as are Well known, are conven tionally illustrated inv the drawings; hut the following description and the drawings will enable any one familiar with the art lo conlstruct and use the invention.

two web printing presses, and the'novel means for associating, cutting, and folding the1r products. F ig. 2 is an enlarged ele"- vation of the web cutting and folding. mecheinem. l

In the drawings A and B`dcsignate the `ormers of folders located near Ithe delivery ends of two Web printing mechanisms of any suitable type, such for example as ishown in my Patent #814,510 of March G, 1906; and Reissue #13129 of July `l2, 1910.` 'A folding mechanism may be provided beneath each former, if desired, so 'that the Webs from either press may be run to either lfolder. As such folding mechanismscould he duplicates l haveV shown one such folder at the apex of former A and means for di-y recting the webV (or Webs) from formerl B .to the folder beneath the former A. y The same means Wouldsei've to directwebs from former A to a similar folder beneath the former B. The present invention resides 1 more in the manner of and means for asso- `eiating vand severing the Webs, than in the. .means for folding them after severing.

Theolding and cutting devices as shown in drawings comprise a large novel cutting cylinder 1J provided with diametrically opposite cuttingknives la; and a female cut 1ting and folding cylinder. 2 adapted to cojact with the cylinder l in severing' the web (or Webs) W fed thereto from former A.' 'Said cylinder 2 is provided with tucker .blades 2, and mechanism for operating'l them in the usual manner, so that said sucker blades will tuck thel severed sheets between the folding rolls 4, 4,'at the proper time and in the well understood manner."

llhe cylinder-2 is also providedvvith pins 2b, and their actuating mechanism, as usual; `said pins being adapted to carry the leading end of the web (or Webs), coming from former A from the point',uk of severance by the blades la to and beyond the rolls ll, to enable the blades 2a to properly tuck the severed sheets between said rolls 4., Atthe l'upper side of cylinder l, is an .auxiliary female cutting cylinder 3 which 1s adapted to sever the web (or Webs) w Jwhich is led thereto from the former B; said web '(or webs) w coming from the press to `and over loo , former B, then )ast the first. fold rolls Z), Z),

at the apex of ormer B, then to and over a guide 5, intermediate the foi-mers, and thence to and between cylinders 1 and 3; then it passes to and between the cylinders '1 and 2 where it is associated with the web (or webs) \V coming;` from former A, and is carried therewith by pins 2F in cylinder 2, to and over the folding rolls 4 between which, after scverance,'it is tucked, with the sheets severed from the web (o1 webs) W, by the blades 2a. The

which the end of the web (.orgroup of webs) w is carried from the polnt H over to the point G where it is associated with theweb (or group of webs) W. 1 n

It will be seen that if each press 1s printing and delivering 18 pages on the respective webs (or sets of webs) W and fw; thatl the 18 pages from webs 4W wduld be severed at the point G, when the cutting points of Y cylinders 1 and 2 contact; and the 18 pages from webs w would be severed at the point H, when the cutting .points of cylinders 1 and 3 come into contact. The webs `W and lw -are thus severed separately, instead of together, and obviously less work and `s train is put on the cutters than if 1t wasattem ted -to cut all together; whereas it would e a very diilicult matter to cut such a large yproduct at once b one set of knives as they could not propery penetrate such a great thickness of paper.

With the parts arranged as shown the webs 'w will be severed before webs W; that is, after'the leading ends of the webs W, fw, have both reached the point G, where the webs begin to assemble, the webs fw will be Severed at the point H about the time that the leading ends of the webs come opposite the rolls 4;-or when the centers of the sheets to be folded have reached the point G; .while the webs W are not severed until the leading ends of the webs have come about diametrically opposite the point G; or the tail ends of the sheets on webs W reach the point G; vand the cutters 1 operate upon webs W through the cut in the webs w' previously made by the action of the cutting clylinders 1 and 3. 'In this Way a large num er of webs can `be assembled, severed and the cut sheets delivered -folded together as one paper, without collecting on the cylinder 2; as I simply associate the products from one mess, to wit, web (or tract into the cylinder; and at this time the pins 2b in cylinder 2 catch the ends of both the webs W and w and lead them on around cylinder 2 untilwcb lV is severed, whereupon the tucker blade l delivers all the sheets to the folding rolls 4; in other words the pins 2 lead the webs W, w t0 a point where the sheets severed therefrom can be i folded properly between the rolls 4. It will be seen that when the machine is properly arranged instead of both 'groups ofiwebs, or 36 pages, having to be severed by one set of knives at the point G, only the web (or webs) W, or the product coming from the former A, has to be severed at G; while the web (or webs) w, or the product coming from former B, is severed at the point H;- this enables the knives to sever the webs accurately and easily, and greatly lessens the Wear and strain on the cutting apparatus. It moreover does away with the neces sity of collecting the sheets, thereby en hancing speed, and enables the papers from both webs (or oups of webs) to be associated and fol ed at one operation.

An additional web or webs, indicated at W in Fig. 1, mi ht be associated and folded with the webs V5, w, if desired, by leading such webs from a third rinting mechanism (not shown) to cylin er 2; a supplemental cutting cylinder 11, provided with a cutter blade 11, being arranged to co-act with cylinder 2 and sever the web (or webs) W before they reach the point of `association with webs W, 'w at G. The web (or webs) W in this case will be severed bythe cutters on cylinder 1 as before described, said cutters operating through the prior cut. in webs w, and at the point where web W has been already severed.

While it is not new, broadlyv speaking, to associate webs from one folder into another,

Ior to carry a web from different presses to one,or the same, folding mechanism, it is novel to sever the' associated webs at separate points; and the specific arrangement of cutting and folding cylinders shown in the drawings is also novel Aand very useful.

What I claim is:

r1.- In associating and folding mechanism for printing (presses the combination of a folding cylin er an co-acting cuttin cylinder, means for directing a. web or we s between said cylinders to be cut thereby, means for directing another web or webs to and between said cylinders, and means cio-actin with said cutting cylinder for separate y severing the other web or webs -independently of the said folding cvlinrlmmoans? 3 2. n assiating and folding mechanism for printing presses, the combination of foldlngcyllnden cutting cylinder cdr-cting therewith, means for directingr a web.

and cutting' cylinder eoperating with said rolls, a cutting cylinder Coperating with said folding and cutting cylinder for severing' a web or Webs, means for directing' a second Web or webs to said cutting' cylinder, .and means co-acting with said cutting cylinder fer severing the second' web or webs independently of the tiret web or webs.

4.' ln combination, folding rolle, a folding' and cutting cylinder coperatinel with sait rolls, a cutting cylinder eoperating wi 1h said folding and cutting cylinder for] severing a. web or Webs; means for directing' a second web or Webs. to said cutting cylinder, 'means in said cut-ting' cylinder for directing the second web or webs to the point of association with the first web or webs, and means cri-acting with said cutting' cylinder for serering the second web or webs independently of the tiret web or webs.

5. In. combination, a folding mechanisn'i, a folding and cutting cylinder adapted to deliver associated sheets to said folding lmechanism, a cutting' cylinder ifo-acting with said cutting and foldii'ie cylinder, means for directing a web or webs between said cylinders to be. severed thereby, means for direct-ing,r another 'web or webs between said cylinders to be associated with the tiret web or webs, and means co-acting with said cntting cylinder to sever the other web or webs independently of the cutting' and folding cylinder.

G. In delivery i'necl'ianism for printing; pre'sses, the combination of folding rolls. folding and cutting cylinder adapted to deliver associated sheets to said vfohlinga' rolls, a second cnt-ting cylinder ce-actinr: with said cutting and folding cylinder, means for directing a web or 'webs between saidcylinihws to be severed thereby, means for directn tlv.

i4another web'or webs between said cylinders to be associated with the first web or webs, and a third cutting cylinder co-acting with said second cylinder to sever the latter web or webs.

7. ln combination, a foldingr mechanism, a folding' and cutting cylinder provided with 'pins and tuckers adapted to deliver associated sheets to said foldingr mechanisi ,.g, a second cutting cylinder cci-acting with' said cutting and folding;r cylinder, nieans'for directing a web or Webs between said cyl-4 inders to be severed thereby g' pins in said cutting cylinder for directing.;` another web or web, between said cylinders to be associated 'with the first web or webs; and a third cutting' cylinder izo-acting' with said second cylinder to sever the latter web or webs.

8. itssociatinn and folding,Y mechanism con'iprising a folding cylinder, a male cutting cylinder ifo-acting' therewith to sever a web, means for directing a plurality of webs to and between said cylinders, and a female cutting; cylinder coacting with the male cutting cylinder for severing;` part of the associated websindependently of said foldingA cylinder.

ll. ln associating' and folding mechanism for printing presses, the combination of a folding cylinder and lco-acting cuttingr cylinder, nicans for directinga web between said f' Flinders to be cut thereby; means for direeth another web to and between said ,e and means co-acting with said cutting cylinder fer separately severing the latter web; means for directing a third web between the c ttinrr and folding' cylinders, .and means cooperating with the folding cylinder for cutting' the third web independently of the cutting' cylinder. l

'sociating and folding mechanism it), f for printingl presses, cmnprising a cutting and folding' cylinder, a male cutting' cylinder .co-acting therewith, means for directing a web between said cylinders to be eut therel g means for directing' another web to and 'tncn said cylinders; means (5o-acting said male cutting' cylinder for sepaeverinfaj the latter web indeiliendently :o folding;w cylinder; means for directinn' a third web bet.\'een the cnt-ting and folding' cvlinders, and a second male cutting cylinder coperating with the folding cylinder for cutting the third web independently of the first cutting' cylinder.

il. .in folding' and cutting mechanism for lweb i' printing sees and the like, the combination of folding rolls, a folding cylinder, means for directing a plurality of webs to t folding cylinder to be associated and delivered thereby to the folding rolls, and

'means whereby said webs after being associated are severed at different times, and at dilferent'points. y

ln folding' and cutting mechanism, the combination of folding rolls, a folding cylinder provided with collecting pins and tricher ldades, means for directing a phirality of webs to said folding `cylinder to be ,s ciated and delivered thereby to the foldrality ef ,cutting cylinders ilo-acting with' s inr'iolls, and means whereby said webs after i said cutting and folding cylinder for severing said webs at separate points und at different times ufterassociuti'on thereof but prior to folding same.

14. I n vfolding mechanism, means for associating n plurality of webs or groups of webs und'directing them to lsuch folding moclmnisln, n single cutting cylinder, and a. plurality of cutting members coperuting therewith to sever said Webs or groups of webs separately und at dilferent times after suvh webs or groups of webs are associated in such mechanism, but prior to folding thereof.

15. Web associating und folding 1nechanism, comprising a folding and cutting roll :L cutting roll co-a'cting therewith, means for directing u web thereto to be out thereby; a. third roll having o cutting member co-acting with the folding and cutting roll, and means for directing u web between said rolls to be out thereby;` said rolls severing the webs separately and at dierent times after association :1nd prior to folding.

ln testimony my own, I aflix my signature in presence of l two witnesses.

HENRY F. BECHMAN.

Witnesses,

K. STONE,i l rLinLEs A. GRAMES.

that I claim the foregoing as 2E 

